Watch highlights as fourth seed Fabio Fognini achieves his best showing in Sydney, advancing to the quarter-finals with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory against Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Visit sydneyinternational.com.au for more video. Playback not available in Australia.
With the Sydney International set to get underway this week in the coastal capital of New South Wales, some of the world’s top players took the time to witness some of the city’s famous sights. World No. 26 Diego Schwartzman, who is making his first appearance in Sydney this week, joined 2017 Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open finalist Mischa Zverev on a boat in the prolific Sydney Harbour. The ATP World Tour stars enjoyed some fine dining and a game of mini-tennis next to the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge on a brilliant sunny day in southern Australia. “It’s amazing for me. It’s my first time here in Sydney – I am enjoying it a lot,” said...
Fabio Fognini gets out in Sydney ahead of the Sydney International, which begins on 7 January. The Italian visits Cockatoo Island, where he plays some tennis on a grass court. Watch video courtesy Tennis Australia. Visit www.SydneyInternational.com.au for more video. Playback not available in Australia. Photo: Sydney International.
The stars of the ATP World Tour work hard in the offseason to prepare for the new campaign, and they shared their experiences at the end of 2017 with the fans through social media.
Three seeds — No. 6 Fabio Fognini, No. 7 Yuichi Sugita and No. 8 Fernando Verdasco — all got off to winning starts on Tuesday at the Intrum Stockholm Open. Italian Fognini, who picked up the Gstaad crown (d. Hanfmann) in July, opened his bid for a sixth ATP World Tour title by beating Malek Jaziri of Tunisia 7-5, 6-1 in 73 minutes. He now faces Swedish wild card Elias Ymer, who knocked out Argentine Leonardo Mayer, this year’s Hamburg titlist (d. F. Mayer), 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in two hours and eight minutes. [ALSO LIKE] Japan's Sugita lived to fight another day, withstanding 15 aces in a dramatic 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(4) victory over Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan over one hour...
